Given name & surname
Maryland
“honoring Queen Mary; from the state of Maryland”
Maryland is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “honoring Queen Mary; from the state of Maryland.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “honoring Queen Mary; from the state of Maryland.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maryland through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,299
- 316 boys · 983 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 1927. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,025 as a first name in 2020; 576 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maryland’s family of names
Maryland has a related form in Maralynd. Maryland has a related form in Mariland. Maryland has a related form in Marilend.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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